List of members of the House of Oldenburg
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This is a list of members of the House of Oldenburg
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...

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Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

, 1785-1831, had 7 sons:
1. Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Karl of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the second Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...

, 1813-1878, died without issue
2. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...

, 1814-1885, had 2 sons:
A. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fourth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Family and succession:...

, 1855-1934, had 1 son:
I. Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of the House of Oldenburg from 21 January 1934 until his death on 10 February 1965...

, 1891-1965, had 3 sons:
a. Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein was the Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the heir apparent to the Head of the House of Oldenburg...

, 1917-1944, no issue
b. Prince William Alfred of Schleswig-Holstein, 1919-1926, died in childhood
c. Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of both the House of Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg from 10 February 1965 until his death on 30 September 1980...

, 1922-1980, had 2 sons:
i. Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein has been the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg since 1980...

, b. 1949, has 3 sons:
1. Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein is the heir apparent of Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, current Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein, the senior extant line of the House of Oldenburg...

, b. 1985
2. Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein, b. 1986
3. Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein, b. 1991
ii. Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein, b. 1953, has 1 son:
1. Prince Julian of Schleswig-Holstein, b. 1997
B. Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fifth and youngest child of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and was a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark...

, 1863-1948, had 3 sons:
I. Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1909-1940, no issue
II. Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1911-1941, no issue
III. Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ,...

, 1913-1989, no male issue
3. Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1816-1893, no issue
4. Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

, 1818-1906, had 3 sons:
A. Frederick VIII of Denmark
Frederick VIII of Denmark
Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...

, 1843-1912, had 4 sons:
I. Christian X of Denmark
Christian X of Denmark
Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....

, 1870-1947, had 2 sons:
a. Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....

, 1899-1972, no male issue
b. Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, 1900-1976, had 2 sons:
i. Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, , is a grandson of King Christian X of Denmark and first cousin of the present Queen Margrethe II...

, b. 1940, no issue
ii. Count Christian of Rosenborg
Count Christian of Rosenborg
Count Christian of Rosenborg, a former Danish and Icelandic prince now Grev Christian af Rosenborg , who was high in the line of hereditary succession to the throne of Denmark until the new right of females of the royal family to inherit the crown displaced his branch of the dynasty in favor of...

, b. 1942, no male issue
II. Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...

, 1872-1957, had 1 son:
a. Olav V of Norway
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...

, 1903-1991, had 1 son:
i. Harald V of Norway
Harald V of Norway
Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

, b. 1937, has 1 son:
1. Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991...

, b. 1973, has 1 son:
A. Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway is the second child of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. Prince Sverre Magnus is a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway...

, b. 2005
III. Prince Harald of Denmark
Prince Harald of Denmark
Prince Harald of Denmark was a member of the Danish Royal Family. He was the fourth child and third son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway, and thus brother to Christian X of Denmark.The prince served in the Royal Danish Army for most of his life, and...

, 1876-1949, had 2 sons:
a. Prince Gorm of Denmark
Prince Gorm of Denmark
Prince Gorm of Denmark and Iceland was the first son of Prince Harald of Denmark and his wife Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg....

, 1919-1991, no issue
b. Count Oluf of Rosenborg
Count Oluf of Rosenborg
Oluf, Count of Rosenborg , a former Danish and Icelandic prince, was the younger child and son of HRH Prince Harald of Denmark, by his wife Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.Oluf renounced his rights to the throne in 1948 and took the title Count of Rosenborg when...

, 1923-1990, had 1 son:
i. Ulrik Harald Gunnar Oluf, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1950, has 1 son:
1. Philip Oluf Axel Ulrik, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1986, no issue
IV. Prince Gustav of Denmark
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Prince Gustav of Denmark and Iceland Copenhagen, 4 March 1887 – Egelund, 5 October 1944) was the seventh child and fourth son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway....

, 1887-1944, no issue
B. George I of Greece
George I of Greece
George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...

, 1845-1913, had 5 sons:
I. Constantine I of Greece
Constantine I of Greece
Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in...

, 1868-1923, had 3 sons:
a. George II of Greece
George II of Greece
George II reigned as King of Greece from 1922 to 1924 and from 1935 to 1947.-Early life, first period of kingship and exile:George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia...

, 1890-1947, no issue
b. Alexander of Greece, 1893-1920, no male issue
c. Paul of Greece
Paul of Greece
Paul reigned as King of Greece from 1947 to 1964.-Family and early life:Paul was born in Athens, the third son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. He was trained as a naval officer....

, 1901-1964, had 1 son:
i. Constantine II of Greece
Constantine II of Greece
|align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....

, b. 1940, has 3 sons:
1. Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, is the eldest son and heir apparent of Constantine II, who was King of Greece from 1964 to 1973....

, b. 1967, has 4 sons:
A. Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark, b. 1998
B. Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark, b. 2000
C. Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark, b. 2004
D. Prince Aristide Stavros of Greece and Denmark, b. 2008
2. Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark is the second son and third child of King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark, the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark....

, b. 1969, no issue
3. Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, b. 1986, no issue
II. Prince George of Greece and Denmark
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
align=right| Prince George of Greece and Denmark was the second son of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga, and is remembered chiefly for having saved the life of a future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II...

, 1869-1957, had 1 son:
a. Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark was the eldest child and only son of Prince George of Greece and Denmark, the second child of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova of Russia, and Princess Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte, and great-grand-niece of...

, 1908-1980, no issue
III. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark , of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was the fourth child and third son of George I, King of the Hellenes, and of Queen Olga. He was known as "Greek Nicky" in the family to distinguish him from his cousin Czar Nicholas II of Russia...

, 1872-1938, no male issue
IV. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark.He began military training at an early age, and was...

, 1882-1944, had 1 son:
a. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....

, b. 1921, has 3 sons:
i. Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

, b. 1948, has 2 sons:
1. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, b. 1982, no issue
2. Prince Henry of Wales, b. 1984, no issue
ii. Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

, b. 1960, no male issue
iii. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...

, b. 1964, has 1 son:
1. James, Viscount Severn
James, Viscount Severn
James, Viscount Severn is the second child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh...

, b. 2007
V. Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Royal House.-Family background:...

, 1888-1940, had 1 son:
a. Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, is the author of several historical novels and biographies, as well as a contributing writer to Architectural Digest.-Birth and family:...

, b. 1939, no male issue
C. Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Prince Valdemar of Denmark, GCTE was a member of the Danish Royal Family, the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel...

, 1858-1939, had 4 sons:
I. Count Aage of Rosenborg
Count Aage of Rosenborg
Aage, Count of Rosenborg , was a Danish prince and officer of the French Foreign Legion...

, 1887-1940, had 1 son:
a. Valdemar, Count of Rosenborg, 1915-1995, no issue
II. Prince Axel of Denmark
Prince Axel of Denmark
Axel Christian Georg, Prince of Denmark and Iceland was a Danish and Icelandic prince.Prince Axel was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and his wife, Princess Marie d'Orléans....

, 1888-1964, had 2 sons:
a. Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Prince Georg Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark and Iceland was a Danish and Icelandic prince.-Early life:...

, 1920-1986, no issue
b. Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg
Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg
-Life:Prince Flemming was the youngest son of Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden.He renounced his rights to the throne in 1949 and took the title Count of Rosenborg...

, 1922-2002, had 3 sons:
i. Valdemar Axel, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1950, has 2 sons:
1. Carl Johan, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1979, no issue
2. Alexander Flemming, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1993
ii. Birger, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1950, no male issue
iii. Carl Johan Axel, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1952, no male issue
III. Count Erik of Rosenborg
Count Erik of Rosenborg
Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg was a Danish and Icelandic prince. He was born in Copenhagen, a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans.-Marriage and issue:...

, 1890-1950, had 1 son:
a. Christian Edward, Count of Rosenborg, 1932-1997, had 1 son:
i. Valdemar Christian, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1965, has 1 son:
1. Nicolai Christian Valdemar, Count of Rosenborg, b. 1997
IV. Count Viggo of Rosenborg
Count Viggo of Rosenborg
Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg was a Danish and Icelandic prince. He was born in Copenhagen the youngest son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans.-Biography:...

, 1893-1970, no issue
5. Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the eighth of the ten children of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel.-Biography:In 1863, Prince Julius was sent to Greece with his...

, 1824-1903, no issue
6. Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1825-1911, no issue
7. Prince Nikolaus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1828-1949, no issue
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